CABARRUS COUNTY, NC - LAND - Harris/McEachern Land Grant - 1857
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Harris/McEachern Land Grant - 1857
This indenture made this the 19th day of November in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty seven between Samuel J. Harris and Elizabeth I. his
wife of the county of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina of the one
part and John C. McEachern of the county of Cabarrus and state of North
Carolina of the other part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first
part for the consideration of the sum of eight hundred and seventy five
dollars to the said party of the first part in hand paid the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged hath sold and conveyed and doth hereby
sell and convey to the said party of the second part all that tract or
parcel of land lying in the county of Cabarrus and state of North
Carolina bounded as follows to wit lying on Back Creek and Rockey River
adjoining the lands of Samuel C. Harris, Robert Kirkpatrick, S. F.
Gilmer and others a portion of which was a tract formerly owned by
Hector McCachern and by him willed to John McEachern his son and by him
willed to the said John C. and Elizabeth J. his children upon which
tract the said John McEachern lived at the time of his death and the
other parcel of said tract comprising about fifty acres which was
apportioned to said John C. and Elizabeth J. in the division of the
lands of Casius? McEachern children containing in the whole about one
hundred and seventy eight acres more or less the interest of the said
Elizabeth J. therein being an undivided morety thereof.
To have and to hold the same with the appurtenances thereunto belonging
to him the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever
and the said party of the first part for the consideration aforesaid
doth hereby covenant and agree to warrant and defend the premises
aforesaid to the said party of the second part his heirs executors
administrators and assigns against the claim and entry of all persons
whatsoever and they do further covenant that they are seized of the
premises in fee simple and hath power to make and convey such an estate
by this indenture and hath done the same by these presents to the said
John C. McEachern--In witness whereof the said party of the first part
hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Samuel Pharr
S. I. Harris (seal)
E. I. Harris (seal)